Honolulu authorities investigate arsons at 3 Waikiki hotels

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 23:16:57 +0000

Honolulu authorities investigate arsons at 3 Waikiki hotels

HONOLULU – Hawaii authorities were investigating three fires that were intentionally set in different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days, officials said Wednesday.

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Protesters chant as Trump visits Dayton, El Paso

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 23:12:05 +0000

Protesters chant as Trump visits Dayton, El Paso

EL PASO, Texas  — Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid visits Wednesday to two cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens more wounded.

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Gun reform urged in Ohio as Texas Democrats shun Trump visit

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:09:57 +0000

Gun reform urged in Ohio as Texas Democrats shun Trump visit

DAYTON, Ohio – Ohio’s Republican governor bucked his party to call for expanded gun laws Tuesday and some Democrats in Texas told President Donald Trump to stay away as both states reeled from a pair of shootings that killed 31 people.

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Death penalty questionable as a deterrent to mass killing

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:04:02 +0000

Death penalty questionable as a deterrent to mass killing

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is calling for new death penalty legislation as an answer to hate crimes and mass killings. But whether that would deter shooters is questionable — especially since most don’t live to face trial.

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Texas shooting deaths climb to 22 as mayor prepares for Trump visit

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:53:37 +0000

Texas shooting deaths climb to 22 as mayor prepares for Trump visit

EL PASO, Texas  – The Texas border city jolted by a weekend massacre at a Walmart absorbed more grief Monday as the death toll climbed to 22 and prepared for a visit from President Donald Trump over anger from El Paso residents and local Democratic leaders who say he isn’t welcome and should stay away.

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Trump vows urgent action after shootings, offers few details

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 22:55:07 +0000

Trump vows urgent action after shootings, offers few details

WASHINGTON – Speaking out against weekend mass shootings that rocked a nation, President Donald Trump on Monday called for bipartisan solutions to the bloodshed but offered few details and faced pointed questions from Democrats about whether he had the moral authority to rally a nation against the spasm of violence and racism.

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Fil-Am who sent bombs to Democrats, CNN sentenced to 20 years in prison

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 22:41:24 +0000

Judge sentences man who sent pipe bombs to Dems to 20 years

NEW YORK – A Florida amateur body builder who admitted sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and CNN was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday by a judge who concluded the bombs purposely were not designed to explode.

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 2020 Democrats lay blame on Trump’s rhetoric for shootings

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 23:01:22 +0000

2020 Democrats lay blame on Trump's rhetoric for shootings

MANCHESTER, N.H.  – Democratic presidential candidates sought to lay blame Sunday on President Donald Trump following a pair of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, saying his language against minorities promotes racial division and violence.

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Fire risks from global warming spread to wet US Northwest

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 22:43:49 +0000

Fire risks from global warming spread to wet US Northwest

ISSAQUAH, Wash.  – Nestled in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety over wildfires.

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2020 Dems back gun limits after El Paso mass shooting

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 00:47:10 +0000

2020 Dems back gun limits after El Paso mass shooting

LAS VEGAS – Democratic presidential candidates expressed outrage Saturday that mass shootings have becoming chillingly common nationwide and blamed the National Rifle Association and its congressional allies after a gunman opened fire at a shopping area near the Texas-Mexico border.

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